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Gentrification Changes the Personality Makeup of Cities in a Short Time

A study of almost 2 million U.S. residents across 199 cities shows that rising housing costs may drive increases in “openness” of character among residents of a city — all in well under a decade.

How Tendons Become Stiffer and Stronger

Researchers from the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich deciphered the cellular mechanisms through which tendons can adapt to mechanical stresses. People who carry a certain variant of a gene that is key to this mechanism show improved jumping performance.

Hope for Present-Day Martian Groundwater Dries Up

Liquid water previously detected under Mars’ ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the red planet led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.

Native Fish Population Predicted to Rise After Major Expansion of Texas Port

Researchers have predicted that expanding the Aransas Pass — the marine pass between Mustang Island and Saint Joseph Island, offshore from the town of Aransas Pass, Texas — would increase the native red drum fish population.

Giving Project Teams More Autonomy Boosts Productivity and Customer Satisfaction

Software development teams given the freedom to tackle their projects in whatever ways they choose are more productive and have more satisfied customers than teams that follow a central corporate standard, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.

Why Exotic States of Matter Don’t Need Edges

Contrary to expectation, experiments show that edges are not needed to realize an unusual quantum effect

A Gut Microbe That Can Exacerbate Obesity

One species of bacteria that lives in the gut can contribute to weight gain in mice by overproducing trans fatty acids

A Peek into the Interplay Between Vision and Decision Making in the Brain

A carefully designed behavioral task reveals the interplay between the visual system and brain cells that guide decision making in mice

Gene-Silencing Complexes Join Forces to Inactivate X Chromosomes

Two protein complexes play key but different roles in silencing one X chromosome in female mammals

Better Understanding COVID-19

COVID-19, in its multiple variants and its ability to thwart efforts to wipe it out, still has a lot of unknowns that make it impossible for scientists to declare victory over the disease, despite vaccines.

Patient after receiving lab-treated liver: 'I am very grateful for the life-saving organ'

The Liver4Life research team, is comprised of scientists from the University Hospital Zurich (USZ), ETH Zurich. The university has achieved an extraordinary breakthrough in the field of medicine.

Apples Treated with Fungicides Could Be Spreading a Drug-Resistant Pathogen, Researchers Find

Fungicides widely used to prevent apples from spoiling may be fueling the superbug crisis by acting as reservoir for drug-resistant strains of a deadly pathogen, warn researchers from McMaster University and the University of Delhi.

Regular Cycling Helps Patients with Myotonic Dystrophy

Regular cycling can greatly improve mobility in patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD), a genetic disease that causes muscle degeneration, a study led by McMaster researchers finds.

Did Older Canadians Change Their Minds About the Covid-19 Shot? Not Really, Study Shows

New research from McMaster and McGill universities provides insight into the factors that may lead to vaccine hesitancy among older adults, who are known to be at increased risk of severe symptoms from COVID-19.

McMaster Researchers Help Develop Rapid, Reliable Vitamin D Test

A McMaster researcher is part of a team that has developed a more efficient way to screen for vitamin D deficiency that could become a tool in the fight against COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.

McMaster Researchers Discover Neurodegenerative Disease with Help from AI

Using artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced microscope technology, researchers at McMaster have discovered a previously unknown neurodegenerative illness.

Fathers with Metabolic Dysfunction May Share It with Children

Offspring whose fathers are metabolically compromised may be at increased risk of developing the same condition themselves, McMaster researchers have found.

Retirement Home Residents More Likely to Seek Hospital Care

Residents of Ontario retirement homes have higher rates of hospital-based care compared to people in long-term care (LTC) facilities, McMaster researchers have found.

Prone Positioning May Not Be Helpful for All Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients

Prone positioning, or lying face down, does not significantly reduce the risk of intubation in hospitalized patients experiencing acute hypoxemic respiratory failure from COVID-19, according to Hamilton-based researchers.

Stopping the Spread: McMaster Researchers Create Rapid Test for Deadly Infections in Livestock, Starting with Pigs

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new form of rapid test to detect infections in farm animals, responding to the rising threat of dangerous outbreaks.